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Supporting the Troops (Alliance)

Supporting the Troops is an Alliance-only quest for level 15-30 in Western Plaguelands. It is step 17 of 63 in the Western Plaguelands storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Western Plaguelands at 40.1, 69.1. It rewards 6 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 5,150 experience and money.

Description

I'm no military expert, but this battle looks to be in our favor. Our defenders are equally matched with their deathguards, but the farmers' militia has taken them by surprise from the rear. For the Alliance!

Still, we should all do what we can to make sure that we win. Travel east into Andorhal and slay the Forsaken deathguards that are fighting with our men. The sooner they die, the quicker we can re-take Andorhal!

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
ReputationStormwind +350
Top Comments

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614435+45via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The prerequisites for this quest involve a few quest chains.

1. In Andorhal, start with Scourge First... Horde Later and The Endless Flow (you can optionally be lead into these quests via the Hero's Call, a quest and gryphon ride in the Hinterlands, a quest and teleportation in Booty Bay, or just down the road at Chillwind Camp).
2. Follow up with Scholomancer, Brute Strength, and Araj the Summoner.
3. Victory, For Now ends round 1 in Andorhal and leads you to Chillwind Camp.
4. A Mighty Hunger and Go Fletch! are offered at Chillwind Camp (these are available without prerequisites and may be completed at any time prior to the next step).
5. Next comes a quest chain: Uther's Blessing; The Abandoned Crypt; Ambushed!; The Writhing Haunt; This is Our Army; Combat Training.
6. Optionally, you can pick up the quest The Menders' Stead in Chillwind Camp from Argent Officer Pureheart which leads to the Mender's Stead.
7. The quest to return to Andorhal for round 2 is found in the Menders' Stead. Durnt Brightfalcon gives you the quest The Battle Resumes! You may need to gain a level or two before it becomes available.
8. Supporting the Troops as well as Ashes to Ashes should now be available in Andorhal.

I hope this helps any of you wondering about prerequisites.

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269035+30via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Not sure if anyone else has encountered this, but I found the Deathguards to be completely phased out while I was in Andorhal and this quest was available. I could spot a few on the outskirts while I wasn't in the area limits, but as soon as I approached them, they vanished.

I could do the sister quest, Ashes to Ashes with no issues.

Edit: It seems that some adds do appear in the Andorhal area, but they are either on a very long respawn time, or fade in and out seemingly randomly. I finally finished the quest, took me about 35 minutes to get them all though.

Edit: As of 4.2, reports say this is now working normally.

Read all 111 on Wowhead ↗

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,150
MoneyGold21g
ReputationStormwind+350

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeLeather Hands
Item level22
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for3 gold3 silver
TypeLeather Waist
Item level22
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +7 Versatility
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for3 gold1 silver
TypeCloth Wrist
Item level22
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+4 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for3 gold
TypeArmor Finger
Item level22
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Strength, +5 Stamina, +7 Dodge
Suited toProtection, Fury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for21 silver12 copper
TypeMail Waist
Item level22
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +7 Versatility
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for3 gold20 silver
TypeMail Hands
Item level22
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for3 gold19 silver

Reputation: Stormwind +350

One of the last bastions of human power, this Alliance capital is ruled by the young but wise king, Anduin Wrynn.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Western Plaguelands that reward Stormwind reputation: The Battle for Andorhal (+25), Scourge First... Horde Later (+250), War Machines (+350), The Endless Flow (+250), Scholomancer (+500), Brute Strength (+500).

Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapWestern PlaguelandsTurn-in marker at 40.1, 69.1, 9 mapped points
World Map

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Western Plaguelands Quest turn-in 9 mapped points
Western Plaguelands map showing where to go for Supporting the TroopsTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #22 40.1 69.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inWestern Plaguelands 40.1, 69.1/way #22 40.1 69.1
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Western Plaguelands 45.0, 68.6/way #22 45.0 68.6

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Western Plaguelands map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Western Plaguelands, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Western Plaguelands:

  • Andorhal, Western PlaguelandsAlliance · about 30 yards south-west
  • Chillwind Camp, Western PlaguelandsAlliance · about 470 yards south
  • The Menders' Stead, Western PlaguelandsAlliance and Horde · about 650 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 210 yards east

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Quest Line

Storyline

Western Plaguelands

Part 17 of 63.

Previous: The Battle Resumes! · Next: Ashes to Ashes

  1. 12Ambushed!
  2. 13The Writhing Haunt
  3. 14This Is Our Army
  4. 15Combat Training
  5. 16The Battle Resumes!
  6. 17Supporting the Troops
  7. 18Ashes to Ashes
  8. 19The Depravity of the Forsaken
  9. 20Val'kyr Incursion
  10. 21Brother Against Brother
  11. 22Aradne
  12. 23Alas, Andorhal

Showing steps 12 to 23 of 63.

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Battle Resumes!Western Plaguelands · Level 15-30

    Word is in from Andorhal, <name>. The battle has resumed. It has become somewhat well-known among the Alliance forces that you're a hero of the first battle of Andorhal. Thassarian has requested your presence immediately.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Ashes to AshesWestern Plaguelands · Level 15-30

    To the east, deep within Forsaken-held Andorhal, you will find their commanders. They do not fight, but call out orders from horseback. Hunt down and slay these commanders, <name>. The Forsaken won't stand a chance.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Western Plaguelands · Level 15-30.

The storyline at a glance

Western Plaguelands has 63 steps, from Scourge First... Horde Later to Turning Yourself In.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Western Plaguelands (63).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Western Plaguelands map

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name Supporting the Troops. They differ in the faction/rewards shown here.

QuestFactionRewardsID
Supporting the Troops (this page)Alliance5,150 XP, Gloves of the Able, Belt of the Unafraid, Bracers of Envy, Defender's Band, Belt of Proficiency, Gloves of Approaching Victory27198
Supporting the TroopsHorde5,150 XP, Deathguard Band, Gloves of the Able, Belt of the Unafraid, Bracers of Envy, Belt of Proficiency, Gloves of Approaching Victory27085
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